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Les Miles -in the arena!
Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:12 am
Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:12 am
As Miles shakes up his staff, and as he fights back from recent recruiting setbacks, he does so under a barrage of criticism from armchair coaches, and reminds me of Teddy Roosevelt's words:
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Geaux Les! and
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Geaux Les! and
Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:18 am to Penrod
Seems appropriate. (not being sarcastic either)
Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:24 am to Palm Beach Tiger
One of the greatest inspirational quotes of all time and can be universally used to inspire the way to live your life. Nice for rantards to contemplate befor they post.
Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:34 am to Iam4LSUnTN
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One of the greatest inspirational quotes of all time and can be universally used to inspire the way to live your life. Nice for rantards to contemplate befor they post.
We are all a little guilty of it at one time or another I would imagine. But, for whatever reason Miles gets held to some ridiculous standard that Saban himself is not held to. Our fans have all forgot about losing to UAB and Iowa and many other games we lost when he was in charge. It is like the guy went undefeated when he was here. lol
Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:50 am to Palm Beach Tiger
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Our fans have forgot about losing to...
No doubt. We suffered some beatdowns under Saban. Auburn,UGA, Texas, Va Tech, Bama etc
Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:54 am to PeaRidgeWatash
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PeaRidgeWatash
Les Miles -in the arena!
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Our fans have forgot about losing to...
No doubt. We suffered some beatdowns under Saban. Auburn,UGA, Texas, Va Tech, Bama etc
The '02 Arkansas debacle.....being destroyed by Florida in '00 and '01, etc.
Posted on 1/9/14 at 8:59 am to Penrod
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as he fights back from recent recruiting setbacks
Huh?
Posted on 1/9/14 at 9:08 am to Penrod
There is a difference between when Miles took over and Saban took over.
Saban built it.
Les didn't do shite but get a powerhouse handed over.
Saban built it.
Les didn't do shite but get a powerhouse handed over.
Posted on 1/9/14 at 9:17 am to HuRRiCaNe MiLeS
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!? IS THIS NOT WHAT YOU CAME HERE FOR!?!?~Les Miles
Posted on 1/9/14 at 9:28 am to HuRRiCaNe MiLeS
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Saban built it.
Saban had a solid foundation left for him by DiNardo.
Posted on 1/9/14 at 9:29 am to HuRRiCaNe MiLeS
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There is a difference between when Miles took over and Saban took over.
Saban built it.
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but get a powerhouse handed over
Hate to admit it, but this is true. I dont think Saban was the best at LSU with all the horrific losses, but the big difference is Saban improved as the years went on (not counting the year he bounced to Miami with his short-timer mentality. Les seems to accept 10 win seasons, which isnt bad as well, but take out the powder puff games and we are mediocre. Yes, I thank him for the 13-0 season to go to the ship, but we all know what happened next. Just my .02
Posted on 1/9/14 at 9:30 am to Sasquatch Smash
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Saban had a solid foundation left for him by DiNardo.
You are joking right?
Posted on 1/9/14 at 9:39 am to HuRRiCaNe MiLeS
Disagree. Dinardo built the foundation by making it okay to come to LSU. He just could not get out of his own way. When Mighty Mouse left, our OLine recruiting was in shambles.
People keep defending Saban by degrading the job that was done by Dinardo. I think the ONLY thing holding LSU back from being THE powerhouse college football program is the reluctance of establishing a more "appealing" offensive system to high school players. Also, the perception of some folk in Louisiana that they are much smarter than the guy with tons of experience and an economics degree running a multimillion dollar enterprise.
People keep defending Saban by degrading the job that was done by Dinardo. I think the ONLY thing holding LSU back from being THE powerhouse college football program is the reluctance of establishing a more "appealing" offensive system to high school players. Also, the perception of some folk in Louisiana that they are much smarter than the guy with tons of experience and an economics degree running a multimillion dollar enterprise.
Posted on 1/9/14 at 9:41 am to Penrod
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Geaux Les!
Man, he's like tripendicular, ya know?
Posted on 1/9/14 at 9:42 am to Penrod
Les is definitely showing up to the Coliseum with his spear sharpened. He is not going away quietly. F*** the Decline.
He's got Cam Cameron, John Chavis, a new OL coach coming it, Frank The Closer Wilson, and stables of talent being filled. F*** the Decline.
Embrace the Resurgence.
He's got Cam Cameron, John Chavis, a new OL coach coming it, Frank The Closer Wilson, and stables of talent being filled. F*** the Decline.
Embrace the Resurgence.
Posted on 1/9/14 at 9:43 am to TigerTool461
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You are joking right?
No, I am not.
Posted on 1/9/14 at 9:48 am to HuRRiCaNe MiLeS
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Saban built it.
Les didn't do shite but get a powerhouse handed over.
You're simply a critic and therefor don't count.
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